Gate.



PATENTED JUNE 14, 1904.

M. KOLP.

GATE.

APPLICATION mum on. 20, 1903.

N0 MODEL.

L r I UNITED STATES Patented June 14, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

GATE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 762,324, dated June 14,1904.

Application filed October 20, 1903- To all whmn it nuty concern.-

Be it known that I, MARTIN KoLr, a citizen of the United States,residing at Elizabethtown, in the county of Lancaster and State ofPennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Gate, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to that class of gates operative from a distance,whereby the gate may be opened and closed from a vehicle or fromhorseback without dismounting, and has for its object to simplify andimprove the construction and operating means of gates of the generalclass to which it appertains; and the invention consists in certainnovel features of construction, as hereinafter shown and described, andspecified in the claim.

In the drawings illustrative of the invention, in which correspondingparts are denoted by like designating characters, Figure 1 is a sideelevation showing the gate open. Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional detailof the construction at the hinge end of the gate. Fig. 3 is an enlargedplan view of the rotating cable-supporting drum.

The improved gate is supported in the usual manner between posts atopposite sides of the gateway-opening and with stop-posts 12 13, againstwhich the gate is supported in its open position, as hereinafter shown.

The gate may be of any desired construction and of any desired size, butwill preferably be formed with a tubular frame 14, con, stituting thetop, bottom, and outer or free end, and connected, as by couplings, tothe end bar 17 of the gate, as shown. The frame 14 will be fitted withwoven wiring 18, as shown, the whole forming a very light and stronggate, as will be obvious. The post is provided with spaced hinge members19 20 for supporting the corresponding hinge members 21 22 on the endbar 17 of the gate, as shown, by which the gate is mounted to swing overthe gateway-opening.

The free end of the gate is provided with a latch23, preferablyspring-controlled, as at 24, and" adapted to automatically engage iskeeper 25 on the latch-post when the gate a closed.

The end bar 17 extends vertically above the gate and is provided with anofiset 26, where- Serial No. 177,778. (No model.)

by the portion above the ofiset is disposed in vertical alinement withthe hinge-pintles, and supported rotatively'upon this alined upper endof the post is a wheel or drum 27, preferably with annular ribs at theupper and lower edges of its rim, as shown. Attached to the oppositesides of the drum 27 are flexible members 28 29, preferably of wire,leading thence to the latch member'23, as at 30, so that the rotation ofthe drum in either direction will disconnect the latch 23 from itskeeper.

Attached to the drum 27 at 31 is a drawcable 32, leading thence inopposite directions around the drum and extended laterally toguide-pulleys 33 34 upon posts 35 36 and terminating in weights 37 38,the latter for maintaining the cables taut.

The posts 35 36 will be located a suflicient distance from the gate topermit the latter to be opened in front of the horses attached to thevehicle which is to pass the gate while the occupant of the vehicleretains his seat therein in the ordinary manner of such devices. By thissimple arrangement when a vehicle approaches the gate the occupantthereof draws downward upon one end of the draw-cable, which action willfirst rotate the drum 27 as far as the travel of the latch 23 willpermit, and the continual pull upon the cable will swing the gate open.As the vehicle passes through, a reverse pull upon the other end of thedraw-cable will reverse the action and close the gate.

The stop post 12 13 are provided with keepers 39 40 to receive the catch23' as the gate swings open, and thus lock the gate in its openpositions at both sides;- but the latch will be released by the firstpull on the drawcable to close the gate in the same manner as whenopening.

Attached to the end bar 17 between the upper hinge and the ofiset 26 isa sleeve 41, from which a tubular arm 42 extends away from the gate andin longitudinal alinement therewith, and from the opposite side of thesleeve a brace member 43 extends to an intermediate point of thegate-frame 14, to which it'is attached, as by bolt or rivet 44.

Slidably disposed in the tubular arm 42 is a rod 45, to whose outer enda wind-vane 46 is attached, as shown, the tubular member being providedwith a set-screw 47 for adjustably connecting the rod 45 therein. Thevane 46 thus serves two important functions-first, as a Wind-vane toserve as a wind-balance to counterbalance the force of the wind uponeach side of the gate and also as a gravitybalance or as an adjustablecounterbalance. The brace member 43 is also an important feature in thisconnection, as it not only supports the gate and assists in preventingsagging, but likewise supports the end bar 17 and prevents the weight ofthe vane from deflecting or bending it.

The hub 9 of the drum 27, it will be noted, is relatively elongated toprovide a correspondingly-elongated bearing for the drum and prevent anytendency to tilt? when in operation. The hub 9, it will also be noted,is closed at the upper end and rests over the upper end of the post 17in cap-like form, so that rain or snow cannot enter to interfere withits action.

The parts may be modified in minor particulars without departing fromthe principle of the invention or sacrificing any of its advantages.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is The combinationwith a gate-post, of a swinging gate hinged to the post and having anend bar with an upstanding elongated extension provided with an offsetbearing alining with the pivots of the hinges, a brace terminallyconnected to the gate and to the upstanding portion of the bar, a vaneconnected to the upstanding portion of the bar at the point ofconnection of the brace, and means on the bearing for operating thegate.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto afiixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

MARTIN KOLP.

Witnesses:

WM. B. HAMILTON, Josnrr-r B. MESI-IEY.

